What's next in Florida's battle over abortion
Abortion rights groups in Florida are remorseful after last week's narrow referendum loss, but say the fight to overturn the state's six-week abortion ban is far from over. Florida became the first state to reject the Abortion Rights Amendment since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, leaving Gov. Ron DeSantis' (R-FL) six-week ban in […]
Springfield rhetoric reverberates in Florida's Haitian community
Republican attacks on Haitian immigrants in Ohio are echoing in Florida, where Democrats hope to mobilize the nation's largest electorate of Haitian Americans to close the gap in a tough statewide race. That's what I think. That's all One-third of 1.1 million Haitian Americans More than half of the people living in Florida live in […]
Threat to Florida's west coast increased with Hurricane Milton
Milton strengthened from a tropical storm to a hurricane on Sunday, increasing the threat to Florida's west coast, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). “While it is too early to determine the exact scale and location of the greatest impacts, parts of the west coast of the Florida peninsula are at increased risk of […]
Major hurricane expected to form this week and threaten Florida's Gulf Coast
A major hurricane is expected to form this week and threaten the Gulf Coast, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Monday. NHC As stated in the discussion of predictions The “disturbance,” named potential Tropical Depression No. 9 on Monday, is “expected to intensify into a major hurricane before approaching the northeast Gulf Coast on Thursday,” […]
Dems bank on boost from Florida's abortion and marijuana ballot measures
Two Florida ballot measures on abortion and recreational marijuana could upend the state's election, worrying Republicans but giving Democrats hope in this year's presidential and key Senate races. With polls showing a close race between former President Trump and Vice President Harris, as well as Republican Sen. Rick Scott and former Representative Debbie Mucarsel Powell, […]